October 10, 2024

2. take care of yourself

24 minutes

I wanted to do an episode in honour of world mental health day (oct 10th), so I thought it would be nice to discuss some of the ways in which we can practice self-care and take care of ourselves. in this episode, I delve into 10 small ways in which we can take care of ourselves, and discuss some of the research that I found supporting these things.

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resources i’ve used to make this episode:

gratitude → https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/17439760.2014.927905#d1e344

cold showers → https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12144-022-03739-y?trk=public_post_comment-text#Sec24

mindfulness meditation → https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/behaviour-change/article/abs/benefits-of-mindfulness-meditation-changes-in-emotional-states-of-depression-anxiety-and-stress/16CEFE3661C9173067A32827CE8F6010

hobbies → https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/07053436.1995.10715491

being in nature → https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0959652621013196#sec1

boundaries → https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0747563216304113#sec4

prioritising sleep routine → https://link.springer.com/article/10.1111/j.1479-8425.2009.00389.x

social connection → https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2020-20116-001

exercise → https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.00509/full

CBT techniques → https://www.nhs.uk/every-mind-matters/mental-wellbeing-tips/self-help-cbt-techniques/#articles

extra resources:

https://www.mentalhealthfirstaid.org/2022/03/how-and-why-to-practice-self-care/

https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/explore-mental-health/publications/our-best-mental-health-tips

https://www.annafreud.org/resources/children-and-young-peoples-wellbeing/self-care/

https://www.nhs.uk/mental-health/self-help/guides-tools-and-activities/five-steps-to-mental-wellbeing/

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